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A town of 1,447 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Where it does best is cost of living (A) — A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 30% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The local economy does well (A): 0.9 jobs per working resident; 5.5% unemployment. Its weakest is safety: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 25.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It also trails on walkability (C).
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Marchaux-Chaudefontaine has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Marchaux-Chaudefontaine with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Marchaux-Chaudefontaine has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Marchaux-Chaudefontaine, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.
Marchaux-Chaudefontaine has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Mairie-lavoir: Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marchaux-Chaudefontaine.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Marchaux-Chaudefontaine recorded 27 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for nearly three quarters of sales, apartments for the rest.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,450 a year per consumption unit. 6.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Doubs’ towns (11.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 19th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 9.6% of the total, above Doubs’ towns (8%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
A tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Doubs’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town. At 43.6, the median resident of Marchaux-Chaudefontaine sits in the middle of the age range.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Marchaux-Chaudefontaine | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 125 deaths in Marchaux-Chaudefontaine from 2016 to 2025; there were 109, 13% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Marchaux-Chaudefontaine is Centre hospitalier Universitaire Jean Minjoz Besancon, 10.7 mi away. Also worth knowing: in Doubs, women can expect to live 85.7 years and men 79.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Marchaux-Chaudefontaine yet.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Marchaux-Chaudefontaine is a commune of 1,447 people in the Communauté urbaine Grand Besançon Métropole. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marchaux-Chaudefontaine | 1,447 | — | — | A | C− | B− |
| Thise | 2,994 | 4.3 | — | C | — | B− |
| Saône | 3,195 | 7.3 | A | C+ | A | B− |
| École-Valentin | 2,579 | 7.9 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Miserey-Salines | 2,661 | 8 | — | C− | — | A |
| Besançon | 118,489 | 8.2 | C | C | C− | B |
| Les Auxons | 2,533 | 8.5 | — | C | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.